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What is phlebitis?

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Inflammation of a vein

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Which circulation carries blood from heart to the lungs?

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Pulmonary

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What is the name of the muscular wall that separates the right and left side of the heart?

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The septum

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What is atherosclerosis?

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A build up of fats, including cholesterol, inside the arteries

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What is the function of thrombocytes?

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To clot blood

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Which organ does hepatitis B affect?

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Liver

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In what vessel does oxygenated blood travel from the lungs to the heart?

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Pulmonary vein

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What is the function of an erythrocyte?

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To transport oxygen

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Where is the femoral vein?

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Leg

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What is the function of venules?

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To carry deoxygenated blood from the capillaries to the larger veins

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From which chamber of the heart does the aorta exit?

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The left ventricle

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In which vessel does deoxygenated blood travel from the heart to the lungs?

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Pulmonary artery

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What are the characteristics of arteries?

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They have thick walls and small lumen

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What is hypotension?

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Low blood pressure

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Excessive build up of a fatty substance resulting in reduction in arterial capacity describes…

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Atherosclerosis

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Where would you find the maxillary vein?

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Head

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Where would you find the dorsal venous arch?

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Foot

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What is haemophilia?

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The bloods inability to clot

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Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood first?

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The right atrium

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What is hypertension?

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High blood pressure

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Where would you find the long saphenous vein?

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In the leg

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What are the characteristics of an erythrocyte?

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A biconcave disc with no nucleus

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Which blood vessel pushes blood into the systematic circulation system?

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Aorta

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The outer layer of the heart is called…

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Pericardium

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Where do capillaries arise from…
Arterioles
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Erythrocytes are…
Cells that transport oxygen as oxyhaemoglobin
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When looking at a diagram of a heart , the upper left chamber is called…
Right atria
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The function of monocytes is to…
Engulf and digest pathogens and cellular debris
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What artery supplies the head and neck?
The common carotid
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What is the function of leukocytes?
To fight infection
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The external carotid is one of the main arteries of the head and neck. True or false?
True
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A haemorrhage occurs when…
No blood clot forms
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What type of blood is called the ‘universal donor’?
Type O
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Anaemia can be defined as…
A decrease in the amount of haemoglobin in the blood
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Enlarged veins in the rectum are called…
Haemorrhoids
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Cancer of the blood is…
Leukaemia
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Hepatitis A,B & C affect which organ?
Liver
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Which system works with circulatory system to transport oxygen to every cell and system of the body?
Respiratory
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Where are erythrocytes broken down?
Spleen
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Which chamber of the heart does oxygenated blood return to?
Right atrium
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Pulmonary circulation is the transport of blood…
From heart to the lungs and back again
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Another term for heartbeat is…
Cardiac cycle
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What is the main artery that supplies blood to the legs?
Tibial
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What protein gives blood it’s red colour?
Haemoglobin
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75% of white blood are called are formed by…
Granulocytes
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Systemic circulation is the transport of blood…
From the heart to rest of the body and back again
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What chamber of the heart does the heartbeat begin?
Right atria
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Blood reaches the lungs via tiny vessels called…
Capillaries
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A function of arterioles…
To relax and dilate providing a blood supply to active organs
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Interstitial fluid is…
Fluid which filters out through the capillary walls and bathes the body’s tissues
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Maxillary vein is one of the main veins of the head and neck. True or false?
True
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A sphygmomanometer is used…
Measure blood pressure
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Vitamin D is needed to clot blood. True or false?
False - fibrin, calcium & prothrombin
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What is the rhesus factor?
An antigen found in red blood cells
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Atherosclerosis is not a cause of varicose veins. True or false?
True
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AIDS stands for…
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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Hepatitis A is spread by…
Fecally contaminated food
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What is the relationship between circulatory and skeletal system?
Erythrocytes and leukocytes are manufactured in the bone marrow of long bones
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Coronary thrombosis is…
A blood clot in the coronary artery
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The inner layer of the heart wall is…
Endocardium
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Hepatitis A, B & C are transmitted by infected body fluids. True or false?
False - Hep A is faecally contaminated food
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Looking at a diagram of a heart what is the top right chamber called?
Left atrium
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Plasma is…
Fluid that carries various substances throughout the body in blood
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Deoxygenated blood does not travel…
From the heart to the lungs through the aorta
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Diastolic relates to…
When the heart is relaxing
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Arteries and veins of the lower arm and hand include…
Cephalic & basilic
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The structure of venules is…
Thin walls with a large lumen
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Which plasma protein changes fibrinogen into fibrin?
Thrombin
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Patients with which blood type can receive any blood group?
Type AB
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Lack of vitamin D in the diet can lead to anaemia. True or false?
False
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What is the term for blood poisoning?
Septicaemia
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What is the main function of insulin?
Helps the body burn glucose for energy
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Hepatitis B & C are transmitted by…
Infected body fluids including blood
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The lymphatic system works with the circulatory system by…
Carrying excess tissue fluid back into bloodstream
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By which method does oxygen enter the blood stream?
Diffusion
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Enzymes are described as…
The chemical catalysts in the body
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Where are erythrocytes produced?
Red bone marrow
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How is phagocytosis defined?
The process of engulfing and ingesting bacteria and other microorganisms
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Systole relates to…
When the heart is contracting
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Deoxygenated blood travels from the upper body into the right atrium via…
Superior vena cava
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Arteries carry…
Oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
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The long saphenous is one of the main veins in the leg. True or false?
True
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Leukaemia is caused by…
Over production of white blood cells
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Inflammation of a vein is known as…
Phlebitis
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The muscular system works with the circulatory system by…
Transporting glucose for energy conversion
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What are the 2 types of leucocytes?
Granulocytes and non granular leucocytes
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Blood travels from the right ventricles to the lungs via…
Pulmonary artery
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Deoxygenated blood travels from the lower body into the right atrium via…
Inferior vena cava
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Blood is pushed from right atrium into right ventricle through which valve?
Tricuspid
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The function of venules is…
Carry deoxygenated blood from capillaries to the larger veins
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Thrombosis is…
A blood clot in the heart or blood vessels
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The pulmonary vein carries blood…
From the lungs to the heart
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Diabetes effects which organ of the body…
Pancreas
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Veins carry…
Deoxygenated blood back to the heart

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